Afghanistan

Tarz Press: Mohammad Haneef Atmar, former Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, has stated that Pakistan fears the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement’s (PTM) plans to hold a Loya Jirga (Grand Council).

Tarz Press: Amnesty International has called for the immediate lifting of the ban imposed on the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and urged Pakistan to stop criminalizing peaceful protest activities.

Tarz Press: Islamabad has responded to the statements made by the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, emphasizing that the Afghan Taliban should focus on their own internal issues rather than offering advice to a diplomatic country.

Tarz Press: The Taliban have stated that they are closely monitoring the situation in Pakistan and hope that the Pakistani government will handle the increasing discontent in a logical manner.

Tarz Press: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Moscow conference on Afghanistan is an effort to engage with Kabul in various sectors.

Tarz Press: In a clash between Pakistani border forces and Taliban troops in the Goshta district of Nangarhar province, two Taliban soldiers were killed and two others were injured.

Tarz Press: Human Rights Watch has stated that the decision by several countries to bring the Taliban before the International Court of Justice in The Hague marks the beginning of a path towards justice for the Taliban’s egregious human rights violations against Afghan women and girls.

Tarz Press: The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that they will not rest until Afghan women achieve freedom and justice is established in Afghanistan.

Tarz Press: Caspar Veldkamp, the Dutch Foreign Minister, stated that ending the Taliban's "horrific" laws against Afghan women is a top priority for the Netherlands.

Tarz Press: The European Union has announced that it will provide around €146 million in aid to Afghanistan for the new fiscal year.